But the former MLB slugger has an interesting trade idea that may catch the interest of Detroit Tigers fans: What if the Tigers traded first baseman Miguel Cabrera to the Boston Red Sox?

Yes, that trade seems outlandish and probably won't happen. But Rodriguez, who's now a baseball analyst for Fox Sports and certainly not the resourceful insider that Rosenthal is, has a few reasons for thinking it could.

It starts with Dave Dombrowski, the former Tigers general manager who brought Cabrera to Detroit in 2007 via a trade with the Florida Marlins. He now runs the Red Sox.

"I've been watching Dave Dombrowski since 1993 when he took over the Marlins GM job, brought the championship to Miami in 1997," Rodriguez said Saturday on Fox Sports. "I would not be surprised, now this is just me ... but I would not be surprised to see Dave Dombrowski pull off a blockbuster and get Miguel Cabrera to the Red Sox.

"Let me tell you why. Six years, $184 million owed to him, no no-trade clause, and they have the prospects in Boston and the resources with (owner) John Henry to make this deal happen."

It's true the Red Sox have resources. They have a total payroll of about $216 million, second in baseball only to the Los Angeles Dodgers. They also have Dombrowski, whose legacy in Detroit largely stands on the massive contracts he inked during his tenure, including Cabrera's 8-year, $248-million extension signed in 2014.

However, the 34-year-old Cabrera is on par for his worst season in Detroit - a .267 average with 12 home runs, 43 RBIs and an .807 OPS - and that raises concerns about his future production and the remainder of his massive deal that also includes $30-million mutual options in 2024 and 2025.

At 40-49 and seven games out of the American League Central lead, the Tigers will likely look to trade away their expiring contracts and perhaps others for the right price as they build toward the future under general manager Al Avila.